A respiratory therapist and COPD navigator, Kimberly Palczynski has a rich history of spearheading navigator roles. She is also the coauthor of Respiratory Therapist Home Visit Program After Hospitalization to Decrease Readmission and ER Visits for COPD Patients in a Primary Care Network, a publication designed to reduce emergency department visits and hospitalizations, determine ways to track hospitalized COPD cases, and improve appropriate management of the COPD population.